How to Play Dawn of War 2 over Hamachi
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This guide will tell you how to play Dawn of War 2 over Hamachi.
Install Hamachi
- First you need to install Hamachi.
Add Registry Entry
Instead of manualy adding the Registry entry you can use this .reg file: ConnectionOverride.reg
- Load Registry Editor. Goto Start > Run. Type "regedit" and press enter.
- Goto HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Software\Microsoft\XLive
- Right click in emty background and select New > String Value.
- Rename it to 'ConnectionOverride'
- Right click ConnectionOverride and click Modify
- Type in 'Hamachi' and press OK
- Close Registry Editor.
- Check in game that it is using Hamachi IP (5.x.x.x). Load the game and press the 'Home' key > Personal settings > Network Information. The adapter should now be Hamachi.
Apply Dawn of War II Hamachi Blacklist / 30ms Ping Patch
Without this patch you can't play Dawn of War II over Hamachi. For XP you need to add one Registry entry and for Vista to need to add two.
- Download the TeknoGods.dll patch file from here.
- Move or copy TeknoGods.dll to the game folder (Programs Files\Dawn of War).
- Apply the following registry edits for your OS:
For Windows XP 32:
- Load Registry Editor. Goto Start > Run. Type "regedit" and press enter.
- Add 'TeknoGods.dll' to 'AppInit_DLLs' in 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/Current Version/Windows'.
For Windows Vista 32:
- Load Registry Editor. Goto Start > Run. Type "regedit" and press enter.
- Goto 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/Current Version/Windows'.
- Add 'TeknoGods.dll' to 'AppInit_DLLs'.
- Add '1' in 'LoadAppInit_DLLs'.
For Windows Vista 64:
- Load Registry Editor. Goto Start > Run. Type "regedit" and press enter.
- Goto 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Wow6432Node/Microsoft/Windows NT/Current Version/Windows'.
- Add 'TeknoGods.dll' to 'AppInit_DLLs'.
- Add '1' in 'LoadAppInit_DLLs'.
Patch Notes:
- If you have other entires in AppInit_DLLs separate TeknoGods.dll with ","
- Only 1.1.2 and the version installed from the DVD are guaranteed to work. Others may crash.
- The game will freeze when you quit, just go to taskmanager and kill the process from there or try pressing the home button.
Join a Dawn of War 2 Hamachi Network
- Click Create to join networks (middle right) button. Go to "Join an existing network".
- Enter network name "rtsu.dow2" with password "rtsu". Click Join.
You can now play Dawn of War 2 in LAN mode over the internet. You should also do the Hamachi fix.
Playing Multiplayer
- Find someone to play with in the IRC channel.
- Make sure you are both in the same Hamachi network. Its best if you just in one network at a time.
- Load the game. Make a Offline Live Profile and login.
- Select Custom > Local Area Network (LAN) and Host or Join a game.
Multiplayer Problems
- Make sure you have done EVERYTHING on this page and restarted your computer.
- Disable all firewalls
- Forward ports for Hamachi, guides here.
- Leave all Hamachi networks apart from one with the person you want to play with.
- Make sure you and everyone you are wanting to play with has the TeknoGods.dll file.
- If you have other problems please re-read the page carefully
- Ask on the forum thread or on IRC #dow2.
Downloads
- Full Game - thepiratebay.org/torrent/4733599
- v1.1.0 Patch - thepiratebay.org/torrent/4734631
- v1.1.2 Patch - thepiratebay.org/torrent/4741183
- v1.1.3 Patch - thepiratebay.org/torrent/4761786/
Warning! 1.2.1 Is currently not working with hamachi!
- v1.2.1 Patch - Here
- v1.3.2 - Here
Hamachi Network List
Password: rtsu
Networks:
rtsu.dow2
rtsu.dow2_1
rtsu.dow2_2
rtsu.dow2_3
rtsu.dow2_4
rtsu.dow2_5
rtsu.dow2_6
rtsu.dow2_7
rtsu.dow2_8
rtsu.dow2_9
rtsu.dow2_10
rtsu.dow2_11
rtsu.dow2_12
rtsu.dow2_13
rtsu.dow2_14
rtsu.dow2_15
rtsu.dow2_16
Also see
- How to setup IRC: How to Setup IRC
- Dawn of War II RTSnet IRC channel: #dow2
- Web IRC for #dow2: www.rtsnet.org/irc?c=dow2
- Dawn of War series website: www.dow-universe.net
- Dawn of War II forums: forums.rtsu.net
